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秉 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「禾」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
On
ヘイへい · hei
Kun
と.るto.ru
Meaning
to hold fast; a sheaf

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grain 禾 in a hand 又: to hold a sheaf of rice, hence to hold fast.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 秉燭へいしょく

    holding a candle; nightfall

  • 秉るとる

    to hold fast

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

秉燭(へいしょく)の頃(ころ)に客(きゃく)を迎(むか)える。

They receive the guest at candle-lighting time.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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